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Exactly.

Also, thinking of it from a systems reliability perspective it’s a massive Single Point of Failure.

That system stops working (due to kleptocracy, or shitty rules, or a mistake) and literally the largest economy in the world grinds to a halt nearly instantly.

It would make the days of dealing with cash (which has it’s hassles) seem like Utopia.



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